Among them, two men outstanding for their intelligence and ability, King John (Mullawirraburka) and Captain Jack (Kadlitpinna), were particularly distinguished. Her right shoulder was adorned with a bundle of yellow silk tassels, the right side of her cap was decorated with a bouquet of different colored ribbons, the same was true with the right side of her chest and on her right arm each had 3 lines, like a Hanoverian sergeant. On the left side of her cap, dark red cords hung down over her shoulders, and tassels of a similar color served as epaulets.

( 054 ) The outfit gave them a kind of warlike appearance; In addition, everyone carried their spear (Winda), their club (Waddi) and their Womarra in their hands. The dressing was done where we live, at Mr. Kronk's(73); At half past one o'clock the procession moved to the place where a significant number of Adelaide residents were waiting for their midday meal; the protector, Mr. Wyatt, led the procession; The men dressed according to the above description marched two by two, the rest, along with women and children, ran around them in disorder. Arriving in front of the Government House, at a signal from Mr. Wyatt, everyone waved their caps and shouted “Hurrah”; A little further on, His Excellency stood in full adornment with everyone whom curiosity had brought there. When the blacks saw this colorful crowd, they stopped and stood there until Mr. Wyatt signaled to them that they should move on, that they had nothing to be afraid of. When they arrived before His Excellency, a halt was made and “Hurrah” was shouted, then a large circle was formed around them by the white people, and the Governor made the following speech to them, which was interpreted by Mr. Wyatt:

[It appears that CWS intended to fill in the gap here with the Governor's address above, but failed to do so as he continued on the following page with what followed the address.]

( 055 ) After they had shouted “Hurrah” again, they all sat down in a large semicircle and has their meal. There was a shooting target set up a little to the side where they were supposed to have fun with their spears after their meal, but I didn't wait for this to happen, but I heard later that they threw it very skillfully and with applause.

Such a day of joy was appropriate to end with something joyful; and this was also done by them through their war dance, as I would like to call it; (the English call it Corroborees which is neither English nor South Australian). If you have seen the natives during the day stretching, yawning and sleeping, you are not a little surprised to notice how each of their limbs is in a trembling movement during these dances.

From the description that I am now going to give of this dance, the reader will see that the term "war dance" is the most appropriate. At the front sits a double row of women facing each other, striking the taut skins with their clubs, creating a muffled noise similar to drumming. When the dance is about to begin, they begin a shrill